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Sironidae

Arachnida - Opiliones - Sironidae

Taxonomy
Sironidae was named by Simon (1879). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cyphophthalmi by Dunlop and Giribet (2003), Dunlop et al. (2013).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Sironidae Simon
2003Sironidae Dunlop and Giribet p. 375
2013Sironidae Dunlop et al. p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
subphylumChelicerataHeymons 1901
EuchelicerataWeygoldt and Paulus 1979
RankNameAuthor
Prosomapoda
Planaterga
Dekatriata
SclerophorataKamenz et al. 2011
classArachnidaLamarck 1801
Stomothecata
orderOpilionesSundevall 1833
suborderCyphophthalmiSimon 1879
familySironidaeSimon 1879
familySironidaeSimon 1879

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Sironidae Simon 1879
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G. Siro Latreille 1796
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Siro balticus Dunlop and Mitov 2011
Siro platypedibus Dunlop and Giribet 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Grouping: solitaryc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:55:58
Source: c = class
Reference: Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Priabonian or 48.07000 to 33.90000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Germany (Sachsen) Siro platypedibus (109766)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Siro balticus (124318)